RAFFY SHART AU FESTIVAL DU LIVRE DE NICE
Stephane
armenews.com
mardi 19 juin 2012
Vif succès pour le roman,LES ENFANTS DE L’OUBLI ‘ de Raffy SHART au
festival du livre de Nice sous la presidence de Jean d’ORMESSON et
la direction artistique de Franz-Olivier GISBERT.
A l’issue des seances de dedicace,Raffy SHART a souhaite rejoindre
Shamiram SEVAG près de la stèle commemorative du genocide Armenien
et en hommage a son père le celèbre poète Roupen SEVAG.
PUBLIC ACTIVISTS: ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES ARE INDIFFERENT TO DESTINY OF ARMENIANS OF SYRIA
arminfo
Tuesday, June 19, 22:18
Armenians living in Syria have found themselves in a hard and dangerous
situation because of domestic political fight within the country. To
help local Armenians, the authorities of Armenia should immediately
set up a Council of Coordination of Assistance to Syrian Armenians,
public activist, Karine Hakopyan, said at today’s press-conference.
“It is obvious that Armenia cannot interfere in domestic political
events in Syria. It cannot promote or hinder integration of Syrian
Armenians, but it can and is obliged to give shelter to the people
which should leave Syria”, – she said and added that Armavia air
company has recently canceled Yerevan-Damascus and Damascus-Yerevan
flights, which is evidence of indifference of the Armenian authorities
to the destiny of Armenians of Syria.
For her part, public activist and journalist, Margarit Alktaljaryan,
added that it is very much difficult for Armenians of Syria to get
even a temporary citizenship in Armenia, and only 300 out of 1554
Syrian Armenians got temporary citizenship.
Syrian citizen Nairi Lazarian said that Syrian Armenians are in a
hard state. Some of them were arrested on spy charges. “It is clear
that such a policy is not directed specifically against Armenians,
but unfortunately, very often Armenians find themselves in unpleasant
situations. Taking all this into account, the authorities of Armenia
have to create the needed atmosphere for the Syrian Armenians to come
back to their native land and live here, and not to increase the tax
burden, just the same way as it happened with many businessmen from
Syria which were trying to start new business here”, – she said.
At present about 80 thsd Armenians live in Syria, mainly in Aleppo
and Damascus.
ARMENIA BUILDS PLANT TO CULTIVATE SAPPHIRES
news.am
June 20, 2012 | 03:21
YEREVAN. – Government of Armenia considers issue of postponing the
VAT for Astra Crystal Company. The company intends to cultivate raw
material for technical sapphires and ready-made crystals.
The issue is included in the Government’s Thursday session.
Postponement is required for deals linked with investing programs for
the new plant. It will be installed with equipment from Russia and
China and plans to cultivate up to 3 tons of raw material and 2 tons
of crystal. The plant is targeted at light emitting diodes (LEDs)
market, which consumes a significant part of the global production
of industrial sapphires. They will also start developing laser and
optical elements.
ARMENIA HAS NOT RECEIVED AN INVITATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMING ELECTIONS OF BELARUS
ARMENPRESS
19 June, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, 19 JUNE, ARMENPRESS : In autumn Armenia is ready to implement
an observation mission in upcoming parliamentary elections of Belarus.
Armenian Central election commission informed Armenpress, that
invitation on participation has not been received yet. “Belta” agency
reported, that 100-200 observers will be involved in CIS election.
They are waiting for the invitation from Belarus, afterwards
observation mission will be formed. The chief of CIS Executive
Committee, Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev stressed the importance
of the mission, he also mentioned , that the CIS Executive Committee
has always stressed the importance of it, it realized the great
responsibility towards it. Lebedev believes, that 100-200 is that
amount of the observers, that will allow to observe objectively the
electoral process. The Parliamentary elections in Belarus will be held
on 23-th of September. The CIS Executive Committee has been invited
to carry out the observation mission in Ukraine, where the Supreme
Rada elections will be held on October 28.
TURKEY LIQUIDATES COMMITTEE FOR TURKISH-ARMENIAN TIES
Trend
June 18 2012
Azerbaijan
The National Committee for Turkish-Armenian Relations under the Council
of Higher Education, etablished in Turkey in 2003, was liquidated,
Gazeteport reported.
The committee was engaged in research in Armenian-Turkish relations,
Armenian culture, politics and history.
Two members of the Council of Higher Education, seven experts on
the Caucasus and Armenia, and five researchers working in public and
private institutions were involved in the committee.
The committee worked for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian
relations.
AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY PM: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT’S REGIME NOT TO RESOLVE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
Trend
June 18 2012
Azerbaijan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s regime will not resolve the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani deputy Prime Minister Ali
Hasanov told media today.
He expressed his attitude at a meeting of foreign ministers of the
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairmen in Paris today.
“Sargsyan’s regime in Armenia came to power by shedding the blood of
Azerbaijanis,” he said. “So, it will never solve this problem.”
“In this regard Russia must demonstrate its clear position. It must
put pressure on Armenia and OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries
must join in this,” the deputy Prime Minister said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group – Russia, France, and the U.S. –
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council’s four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
ARMENIA MIGHT BE LEFT WITHOUT BRIDES IN 15 YEARS
Vestnik Kavkaza
June 18 2012
Russia
In 15 years Armenian men will not be able to find a bride or men
with low education and income will not marry at all. The reason is a
possible deficit of females, as at the moment couples often prevent
the birth of girls, Aravot writes.
According to research conducted by the UN Population Fund, together
with the Armenian ministry of health and the Republican Institute
for Reproductive Health, the annual number of abortions connected
to the gender of the possible child reached 1400. The research shows
that now boys are born 15% more frequently than girls. At the moment
there are 118-120 newborn boys for every 100 girls.
According to experts, this might cause severe problems in the future.
Adult men unable to find a wife at home will have to migrate,
which will result in the population decreasing. On the other hand,
the situation will stimulate the growth of prostitution. It can also
strengthen female exploitation and gender inequality, as there will
be more pressure on women to perform their reproductive function.
Sociologist Artak Sagatelyan says that the preference given to the
boys is connected to the low living standards in Armenia. Respondents
explain their desire to have a boy by the fact that girls would have
problems finding jobs, while a boy can at least go abroad, while girls
will have to stay in Armenia and adjust. In addition, it is believed
that in the situation of the undeveloped pension and welfare systems,
boys will be taking care of their elderly parents while girls will
become a part of the other family after marriage.
GEOPROMINING ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SALE OF GPM GEORGIA BV THAT REPRESENTS THE SALE OF MADNEULI AND QUARTZITE FOR A TOTAL OF US$120 MLN
arminfo
Monday, June 18, 20:43
GeoProMining (“GPM” or the “Company”) announces that on June 14,
2012, it completed the sale of GPM Georgia BV that represents the
sale of two Georgian companies Madneuli and Quartzite for a total
cash consideration of US$120m. This is reported by the official
website of the company, however, the buyer of these Georgian assets
is not mentioned.
The press release of GPM says that GPM acquired both the Georgian
copper-gold mining company Madneuli and the gold mining company
Quartzite in 2005 with the goal of becoming a leading gold producer
in the Caucasus region. Such strategy has been successfully executed
and these businesses have demonstrated growth in annual production of
five times under GeoProMining’s management. The divestiture is a direct
result of the Company decision to consider its strategic options for
these entities following the recent tender organized by the Georgian
government where Madneuli’s mining license was tendered and acquired
by a company not affiliated with GPM, effective from May 2014.
GeoProMining considers the divestiture as in the best interests of its
shareholders. The transaction will enable GPM to focus its regional
growth strategy on its subsidiaries in Armenia, namely GPM Gold and
the Agarak copper-molybdenum mine complex, and on its antimony-gold
assets in Russia, whilst at the same time substantially strengthening
the Company balance sheet.
GeoProMining’s CEO, Roman Khudoliy, commented on the divestiture:
“We have been working for the past few months to monetize our Georgian
presence and are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of these
efforts. Our key business priority is to now complete the expansion
of the Albion processing facility at the Ararat facility in Armenia,
which will transform GPM Gold into a world class asset, and support
our multi-year growth expectations.”
GeoProMining’s Senior Vice-President, Sergei Nossoff, added: “This
is a new beginning for GeoProMining and an opportunity to focus on
developing very promising projects in both Armenia and Russia and
in addition, to look at opportunities in new regions for GPM. We
believe our unique combination of gold-copper-antimony projects in
the CIS region is unmatched in the mining industry and we can use
this combination as leverage and foundation for future growth.”
VTB Capital acted as financial advisor on the transaction and Clifford
Chance acted as legal advisor to GeoProMining.
NEVA-RUS INVESTMENT COMPANY IS THE BUYER OF GEORGIAN ASSETS OF GEOPROMINING
arminfo
Monday, June 18, 20:42
The ultimate buyer of Madneuli and Quartzite enterprises, the Georgian
assets of GeoProMining Group (Russia) is Neva-Rus CJSC, another large
Russian investment company, reliable sources in Tbilisi told ArmInfo.
To recall, GeoProMining (GPM) has announced that on June 14, 2012,
it completed the sale of GPM Georgia BV that represents the sale
of two Georgian companies Madneuli and Quartzite for a total cash
consideration of US$120mln. However, the company did not specify
the counterparties to the transaction. According to ArmInfo’s
information, the counterparties are Georgian structures, whose ultimate
beneficiary is the St-Petersburg-based Neva-Rus CJSC. In 2010 the
investment company acquired the Metal Prince company in Armenia,
which was the owner of Akhtala mining and processing plant and Sagamar
company. Later, through Metal Prince company, the full block of shares
of Molibdeni Ashkhar company (World of Molybdenum) was acquired. The
latter develops the Dastakert mine. According to the company’s data,
the investments in the ore-mining sphere of Armenia have amounted to
100 mln USD.
Karen Kazaryan, Investment Manager of Neva-Rus CJSC, says that
the company’s portfolio in Russia includes the network of O’Kay
hypermarkets, St.Petersburg Bank, Mega Auto dealership network, as
well as the network of Chaynaya Lozhka (Tea Spoon) restaurants and
other assets. The range of interests and the geography of investments
cover Russia, the CIS countries, the Middle East, the countries of
Eastern Europe and Africa.
KANGAROO CONTEST WINNERS RECEIVED AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
15:13 . 18/06
The five winners of Math Kangaroo International Contest were received
at the Ministry of Education and Science. About 36, 000 pupils from 905
schools of Armenia and Artsakh participated in the contest this year.
The director of Ayb Educational Foundation Davit Sahakyan says this
year the indicators of participation, positive results and award
winners were higher than last year.
Math Kangaroo International Contest is held in more than 50 countries
on the same day with the participation of about 6mln pupils. Books
including problems with their solutions are provided beforehand for
the pupils to get used to the logic of the problems. According to the
rules of the contest, the winners above 12 leave for an international
summer camp.
>From Armenia Erna Petrosyan from Gegharkunik region will leave for
Paris. The organizers mention mass copying as a serious problem because
of which schools are deprived of the opportunity to participate in
the contest.
“This year the schools which received a warning are 11 and we have
had to exclude 9 schools from participation for one year. It is a
disappointing fact. We are stating once again copying and prompting
are robbery and we do our best to keep children away from robbery
starting from an early age,” Davit Sahakyan said.